Datejust 31 Everose Fluted / President / Black MOP Roman

About This Watch

The Rolex Datejust 31, in its 178275f-0004 iteration, embodies the quiet authority of a timepiece that has defined modern luxury watchmaking since its introduction in 1945. This reference distinguishes itself through its harmonious interplay of materials and restraint, with a 31-millimeter case in Everose gold—a proprietary alloy developed by Rolex to achieve a warm, enduring hue—encircling a dial of deep black mother-of-pearl. The surface is adorned with Roman numerals, their crisp edges and subtle luminescence evoking the elegance of early 20th-century horology, while the stick hands trace their path with unobtrusive precision. The fluted bezel, a hallmark of the Datejust collection, adds a tactile and visual counterpoint to the dial’s simplicity, reinforcing the watch’s legacy as a bridge between tradition and innovation. At its core lies the Caliber 2235, an automatic movement with a date display that operates with the quiet efficiency characteristic of Rolex’s engineering. The sapphire crystal, paired with a closed case back, ensures durability without compromising the watch’s streamlined silhouette. The President bracelet, with its five-piece links and concealed clasp, offers a balance of comfort and sophistication, securing the watch to the wrist with a subtlety that speaks to its intended audience. This timepiece is for the individual who values understated refinement, whose presence is marked not by ostentation but by the quiet confidence of a well-crafted object. It suits occasions where precision and heritage matter—whether in the boardroom, at a gala, or as a companion to moments that demand both elegance and endurance.

In Context

At 31 mm it is small by current standards, in the range most wristwatches occupied before cases began growing through the 1990s. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 100 m is genuine swimming resistance — more than the shape of this watch suggests it would need.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 48 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

178275f-0004 is one of 19 executions of the 178275f base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a black dial and a rose gold case.

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Silver · Rose Gold

178275f-0001 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold

178275f-0002 · 31 mm

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Black · Rose Gold

178275f-0003 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold

178275f-0005 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold

178275f-0008 · 31 mm

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White · Rose Gold

178275f-0011 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold

178275f-0017 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold

178275f-0018 · 31 mm

+ 10 more variants in this family.

The 2235 is the small Rolex automatic of the six-digit generation, a 20 mm movement with a date. It carried the Datejust 31 and the 26 mm Lady-Datejust from around 2000 until the 2236 replaced it. It powers 733 watches in this library. It has 31 jewels, a 48-hour reserve and a beat of 28,800 vph, and every one is a COSC chronometer. It is the same architecture as the [2236](/calibers/rolex-2236) that followed, without the silicon Syloxi hairspring and with seven hours less reserve; the [2236 piece](/blog/the-rolex-2236-the-most-common-movement-in-this-library) explains what changed. The library finds it almost entirely in the [Datejust 31](/brands/rolex/datejust-31): 682 references, the 1782xx generation, whose 45 base references and hundreds of dial variants make that collection the largest here. The 26 mm [Lady-Datejust](/brands/rolex/lady-datejust) of the 1791xx generation accounts for 29, the [Pearlmaster](/brands/rolex/pearlmaster) 29 mm and 34 mm for 19, and the 35 mm Yacht-Master for 3. A six-digit Datejust 31 reference is a 2235; the seven-digit one is a 2236, as the [reference-number guide](/blog/how-to-read-a-watch-reference-number) explains. The 2231 was its no-date sibling in the Oyster Perpetual, and the [3135](/calibers/rolex-3135) its counterpart in the 36 mm cases.

732 other watches in the library run the Rolex 2235.

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Datejust 31 Yellow Gold Diamond / Oyster / Black MOP

178158-0056 · 31 mm

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Datejust 31 Stainless Steel Diamond / Oyster / Pink MOP

178384-0061 · 31 mm

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Datejust 31 Rolesor Everose Domed / Jubilee / Black MOP

178241-0043 · 31 mm

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Datejust 31 Yellow Gold Domed / Oyster / Champagne Roman

178248-0079 · 31 mm